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Also check the wiring/connections all the way back to the battery - you may have "disturbed" something when changing the battery and created a high resistance -> voltage drop -> increased current to compensate. springy eta beaten to it !

Try this http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/shockwave150/m.html gets a list - several tar boats, tugs, ice breaking, fascinating pics

That "plastic cable" may well just be a small bore pipe - check around the fitting - if the pipe has been strained it may have developed a crack springy

National anyone http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wallis-and-Steevens-National-diesel-roller-engine-also-good-for-narrow-boat-/141256044268?pt=UK_Cars_Parts_Vehicles_Other_Vehicle_Parts_Accessories_ET&hash=item20e3842eec springy

If this is to ensure that the morco is only fed from the cold supply as per instructions then you need an 'L' port valve arranged so that its common port (outlet) feeds the hot taps. The two controlled ports (inlets) are fed from the calorifier and the morco respectively thus in "calorifier" position the outlet of the morco is closed so preventing it firing when you turn on a tap. The Cold feeds into both the calorifier and the morco come of your main cold feed. springy beaten to it by ct

Thornycroft RJ1 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marine-Vintage-thornycroft-engine-/261424201536 springy

Looks to me like its just an "industrial" clutch Tim beat me to it ! I guess you need the shaft to put the starting handle on but I wonder if that lot started life as one unit or came together "later in life". If the generator really is 3-4KVa then there isn't going to be a lot of spare hp to send through the clutch to anything else. springy

Wouldnt dream of going down a weed hatch with the engine running ! springy

They are 20W (2 x 10W G4) and whilst the light output may be better than an ordinary 20W incandescent I would look at LEDs first, unless you have some pressing need or dislike of LEDs, I suspect you'd get more light from 7W - 10W LEDs. springy

Just been pointed to this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M_x5WdDUjM 1960s Brownhills, various bits of canals starting around 12 mins, good shots of the Grove around 15:23 mins springy

Jim Evans' book "Essington", I have a copy somewhere but can't put my hands on it. (I'm pretty sure its in "Essington" as opposed to his other book "The People of Essington") springy

Only by cheating & looking at the book ! springy

It may not be the active ingredients that are the problem, many aerosols use butane as a propellant - that would lurk in the bilges, I cant see on the site any indication of the propellant used, but they should be able to tell you. springy

As has been said the valve only needs gravity, but depending on the route the feed pipe takes it is quite possible to get an air lock in the feed pipe, particularly if there is relatively little fall over the length of the run. Possible cures :- fill the tank - this may be sufficient to push the air through, lightly pressurise tank (large hose tightly in filler neck, block vent & blow) fit a small hose to the delivery end and suck (using a small pump if you have one) springy

When locking up or down the boat and hence any attached fenders HAVE to move a distance relative to the lock walls, and so it is inevitable that some abrasion may occur, the most likely problem however is that the boat + fenders become too wide for the chamber - particularly if the fenders were skewed or twisted. In a wide lock fenders positioned between the two boats will only move a slight amount relative to their contact point on the other boat - the risk of problems is very slight, and the fenders will be providing their design function. springy

I'm pretty sure that the filter setup is all ok - the two ports furthest from the mounting bracket marked as inlets connect to one side (outside iirc) of the filter element, the two ports marked as outlets connect to the other side of the filter element. I presume it has previously worked in this configuration. The DPA pump has a feed & return. I'm also pretty convinced that the "extra fitting" in the return line from the DPA pump (bottom right hand inlet to filter head) if removed would prove to be a one way valve. springy

With a tank like that you could just have a tap and hose and use it to top up the internal tank after a week or so - It certainly would make a good interim solution as well as a bench ! springy

100 gallons does seem small, you say its under the foredeck - i presume its a separate tank as opposed to an integral structure - I would have expected there to be room for a far bigger tank under a widebeam foredeck - is there something else under there or is there room for a bigger or additional tank under the foredeck. If you add a tank on the foredeck remember that you will increase the "head" slightly and any fittings - particularly the link between the additional tank and existing tank will have to cope with this. - a leak in the top of the existing tank (what is it made of and does it have an inspection hole?) - would result in the contents of the additional tank escaping into the bilge. springy

Would this help ? http://www.euroheat.co.uk/ImgShare/1018646315TB115%20Toby%20Oil%20Control%20Valve%20Low%20Res.pdf if nothing else it may give a clue as to whats happened springy

Thanks for those Ray - some cracking pictures (bang goes another hour), this one did suprise me, whatever you think of divining :- He's looking for a leak in the bed of the canal ! http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205201206 springy

As I understood it the 15hp BM engine in the "Bolinder Shed" at BCLM was "ex matty's maureen", I do know that it came from matty's yard, but somehow via Dewsbury & Proud (current occupants of matty's site) - any other suggestions welcome, It does in some ways seem a "bitsa" - none of the numbered parts match, and the oil pump box looks to be the opposite hand. springy

For what they're worth I now have some figures for the eccentric offset and thus the stroke (2 x offset) However offset Stour 0.162 " Ex Matty's Maureen 0.154 " Peacock 0.150 " These were taken during rebuilding of the ex mattys bolinder, this was also when changing the angular offset was considered as a way of getting the injection timing right, that is until it was realised the adverse effect that this would have on timing for the opposite rotation. I'm fairly convinced that the setting of the pump plunger will accomodate the variations seen, though quite what they started off as is another question. springy

There seem to be a few Kelvins on at the moment http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kelvin-T4-Marine-Engine-/121243379396 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kelvin-Marine-Engine-TA6-/161186997724 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marine-engine-Kelvin-T3-/161186998459 an assortment of Listers http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lister-Petter-Marine-Diesel-Engine-/121245449307 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/lister-diesel-marine-engine-/291051755472 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lister-Petter-CRK3-Marine-Engine-/161186997710 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lister-JW6-Marine-engine-/161186997752 A nice 4D http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-4d-Marine-Engine-/271359178571 and a few others http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/perkins-4108-marine-diesel-engine-/181293386981 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sabb-10hp-marine-diesel-engine-/271365121993 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bukh-20HP-Twin-Cylinder-Marine-Diesel-Engine-DV20DME-/221348156950 and I know they're not vintage and have been much discussed but £995 for a new (old stock) engine & box http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MARINE-ENGINE-KINGFISHER-KD26-FUZHOU-295CE-24HP-MARINISED-WITH-GEARBOX-NEW-BOXED-/370967082964 springy

IIRC what I understand by the "Angular Offset" i.e. the angle between the crown of the eccentric and the crank pin is, of necessity, Zero - otherwise running forward and running backward would have different timing profiles, if there is a difference I would expect it to be only very small, and may be more down to wear than design - I can hear the difference on some engines between forwards and reverse but I cant usually tell just by listening which way she's running (though many people can). Reversible engines (many large 4 stroke marine diesels) AFAIK have a mechanism to adjust the valve & injection timing to achieve reverse running and the engine will actually stop, before being restarted. a Direct Reversing engine such as a bolinder doesnt change the timing and relys on bouncing off a half stroke to achieve engine reversal. springy